Mother of four goes missing in Tulare County. Deputies asking for public’s help

Tulare County sheriff’s deputies are asking the public’s help to locate a woman that went missing under suspicious circumstances.

Brittney Steenbergen, 36, was last seen on Saturday at her home in Plainview.

Her disappearance is being investigated as suspicious and the homicide unit has taken over the investigation.

She is described as 5 feet, 8 inches tall and 200 pounds with brown hair.

Detectives are also searching for Adel Hussein, who is her estranged boyfriend and father of Brittney’s four children. Hussein is a person of interest in Brittney’s disappearance.

Hussein was last seen in the Tipton area around 6 p.m. on Tuesday on New Year’s Eve. He is known to frequent the Plainview and Porterville areas.

Hussein is described to be 5 foot and 4 inches, 200 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a gray hat with a “B” on it, black jacket, blue jeans and black shoes. He is known to drive a 2007 Toyota RAV4 with the license plate 5XNS883.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Steenbergen or Hussein should call the Sheriff’s Office at 559-733-6218 or anonymously at tcso@tipnow.com or by text or voicemail at 559-725-4194.

This story was originally published January 1, 2020 at 12:24 PM with the headline "Mother of four goes missing in Tulare County. Deputies asking for public’s help."